House Panel Advances PFAS Bill Despite GOP Calls For New Hearings

A House Energy and Commerce Committee panel has approved comprehensive per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) legislation in a bipartisan vote, with a handful of Republicans voting to support the measure even as Democrats rejected their calls for additional hearings on the issue, arguing the potential health effects are too significant to wait. “I’m a little shocked by the amount and strident nature of the opposition to the bill,” full committee chairman Frank Pallone (D-NJ) said during the markup of H.R...